Bhavdev Muni aur Bhavdatta (Bhavdatta Muni) aapas mein sagā bhai the—Bhavdatta unke jyēṣṭh (baṛe) bhai the. Dono ne Āchārya Susthit ke pās dīkṣā grahaṇ kī; Bhavdev ne bhī apne baṛe bhai ke preraṇa se saṃnyas mārg apnāyā. Is katha ka sambandh “Nāgilā” ki prasiddh gāthā se bhī jurtā hai.